Page 15: Famous Personalities Born In 1908

Dec 03 Edward underdown: English actor  

Dec 03 Halsey stevens: Scott ny, composer (triskelion)  

Dec 03 Nigel m balchin: [mark spade], english author (business for pleasure)  

Dec 04 A d hershey: Us, biologist, worked with bacteriophages (nobel 1969)  

Dec 06 Pierre graber: Swiss federal councilor  

Dec 07 Jacques gans: Dutch author/journalist  

Dec 07 John h doeg: Tennis champ (us open-1930)  

Dec 08 John volpe: (gov-mass)/us secretary of treasury (1969-73)  

Dec 10 Olivier messiaen: Avignon france, composer (l'ame en bourgeon)  

Dec 10 Arnold a van ruler: Dutch theologist  

Dec 11 Elliott cook carter jr: Nyc, composer (tom & lily)  

Dec 13 Victor babin: Composer  

Dec 14 Morey amsterdam: American comedian and actor  

Dec 14 Mária szepes: Hungarian authoress  

Dec 14 Laurence naismith: Surrey england, actor (judge fulton-persuaders)  

Dec 14 Claude davey: Welsh rugby union footballer  

Dec 17 William brocklesby wordsworth: Composer  

Dec 17 Willard frank libby: Inventor (carbon-14 "atomic clock" (nobel 1960))  

Dec 18 Celia johnson: England, actress (happy breed, brief encounter)  

Dec 20 Dennis morgan: American actor  

Dec 20 Norman hackforth: Broadcaster  

Dec 20 Giulio cesare brero: Composer  

Dec 21 Pat weaver: La calif, tv executive (started today show)  

Dec 22 Marius f duintjer: Dutch architect  

Dec 22 Max bill: Swiss painter/sculptor/politician (ruban sans fin)  

Dec 23 Yousuf karsh: Portrait photographer (life magazine)  

Dec 25 Helen twelvetrees: Actress (state's attorney, painted desert)  

Dec 25 Jo-jo moore: Baseball player  

Dec 25 Zora arkus-duntov: Belgian-american automotive engineer  

Dec 25 Frank ferguson: Calif, actor (wagons west, dynamite, my gal sal)  

Dec 25 Jan seidel: Composer  

Dec 25 Quentin crisp: English author  

Dec 26 Ralph hill: Us, 5k runner (olympic-1932)  

Dec 27 Louis jhca de bourbon: Dutch writer/poet (black banners)  

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Jan 04 Antony winkler prins: Writer (groiller encyclopaedia),  

Jan 09 Abraham goldfaden: Us yiddish stage performer (shulamis),  

Jan 10 Anna s barbiers: Dutch actress (klaasje zevenster),  

Jan 14 Holger drachmann: Writer,  

Jan 17 Ferdinand iv smjjbflgrrj: Ruler of toscane,  

Jan 23 Edward alexander macdowell: Us composer (indian suite),  

Jan 25 Mikhail chigorin: Russian chess player (b. 1850)  

Feb 01 Carlos i: King of portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44